"pay the amount" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a specific amount of money that must be paid. For example, "Please pay the amount of $50 for the service."
Four thousand dollars would not pay the amount of his stealing, in horse, buggies, etc.
Mr. Biden's press secretary, Elizabeth Alexander, said Saturday that he would pay the amount owed.
If you want quality people, you have to pay the amount of money.
The kidnapper asks for the family to pay the amount the girl is worth to them.
When a user clicks on their ad, businesses pay the amount they bid.
"Which our country should do, too," he added, referring to the refusal to pay the amount owed for the work.
There is no way I could pay the amount needed now, coming from a low-income background".
Medicare does not actually pay the amount a hospital charges but instead uses a system of standardized payments to reimburse hospitals for treating specific conditions.
The basic rule applying to drafts is that any signature appearing on a draft obligates the signer to pay the amount drawn.
The highest bidders still get the top spots, but only pay the amount offered by the next-highest bidder, plus one cent.
At random times claims are made against the insurance company, which must pay the amount Vn > 0 to settle the nth claim.
